by Brian Huddleston | Nov 14, 2018 | Firm News, Legislation & Case Notes
On April 26, 2018, Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallon signed into law SB 650, making felony offenders eligible for expungement (sealing) for the first time without requiring that they first be pardoned.??Effective November 1, 2018, a person may apply to the court for...
by Brian Huddleston | Oct 26, 2018 | Legislation & Case Notes, Real Estate Law
Have you got a regular LLC? Considering whether or not to change it into a Series LLC? Here are some of the things to think about before making the change: Are you in a Series LLC state? In Oklahoma the answer is: Yes! So you can file an amendment to your Articles of...
by Brian Huddleston | Jul 13, 2018 | Firm News, Legislation & Case Notes
On July 26, application information and requirements for licenses will be available at omma.ok.gov. Applicants must be at least 25 years old, reside in Oklahoma, and must be registered to conduct business in the state as well as meet other licensing requirements....
by Brian Huddleston | May 20, 2018 | Real Estate Law
The IRS released Opportunity Zone FAQs on April 24, 2018 explaining that an eligible entity will be able to self-certify to become a Qualified Opportunity Fund (QOF) by filing a form to be released this summer with its timely filed (including extensions) federal...
by Brian Huddleston | Mar 19, 2018 | Legislation & Case Notes, Real Estate Law
You have just noticed that your neighbor?s front door camera directly faces your door and/or window. With the new motion sensitive video surveillance systems and online cloud storage of all video, you are recorded every time you open the door. Maybe this makes you...
by Brian Huddleston | Mar 19, 2018 | Real Estate Law
If you are getting a home loan, you will always have to purchase a lender’s policy of title insurance. Even when you have a choice, I always recommend that everyone buying a home get an owner?s title insurance policy. For a low, one-time cost, you get an...
by Brian Huddleston | Jan 9, 2018 | Legislation & Case Notes, Real Estate Law
It may be tempting for a farming operation with fallow acreage to consider leasing to a tenant for above-market rents. However, when the offer is coming from a marijuana grower, the would-be landlord will have a number of additional legal issues to consider. It bears...
by Brian Huddleston | Jan 4, 2018 | Legislation & Case Notes, Real Estate Law
OKLAHOMA CITY ? Governor Mary Fallin today set a June election date for the medical marijuana ballot measure. Fallin filed an executive proclamation placing State Question 788 on the June 26 primary election ballot. The governor?s other option was to place the issue...
by Brian Huddleston | Jan 4, 2018 | Legislation & Case Notes
Attorney General Jeff Sessions today issued a Memo that rescinds the 2013 Cole Memo regarding federal enforcement in states that legalized cannabis. It is not immediately clear how the Justice Department’s new approach will affect the...
by Brian Huddleston | Dec 24, 2017 | Legislation & Case Notes, Real Estate Law
As Oklahoma citizens consider State Question 788, landlords and property managers need to know how to address medical marijuana use in their buildings. The supremacy clause in the U.S. Constitution says that states must not (and cannot) enact laws that conflict with...
